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EP 0560590 A2 19930915 - Free cutting brass.

Title (en)

Free cutting brass.

Title (de)

Messing mit guter Zerspanbarkeit.

Title (fr)

Laiton à usinage facile.

Publication

EP 0560590 A2 19930915 (EN)

Application

EP 93301814 A 19930310

Priority

JP 8646392 A 19920310

Abstract (en)

Free cutting brass containing no lead or the minimum amount of lead is provided. In place of lead in conventional free cutting brass, bismuth in contained therein. In addition, misch metal is added thereto as a third metal, such that intermetallic compounds are formed by bismuth and misch metal, and lead and misch metal.

IPC 1-7

C22C 9/04

IPC 8 full level

C22C 9/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C22C 9/04 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0560590 A2 19930915; EP 0560590 A3 19940202; JP H05255778 A 19931005

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 93301814 A 19930310; JP 8646392 A 19920310